The Macdonald-Laurier Institute's Anastasia Lin says the Chinese government will use the Olympics to exert more control over its citizens.
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I don’t think the Canadian govt has the will or even the strength to boycott it, unlike the other governments
They did confirm it
@Tom Lee slowly but surely did 😊
Its either that or the fact well have a conservative government again in the next election
@Electron SD we just had an election… surely few more years??
@Tom Lee or another 2
Great commentary. Please reshsre this post.
Athletes will be held hostage like two Michaels
They have a choice to compete or not, the two Michaels had no choice…unless you pick between starving or torture.
@Niki L You don’t have a clue how geopolitics work. If the athletes willingly go to a country that kidnaps Canadians and holds them as political prisoners, they are dumb. Pure and simple. Don’t put yourself in harm’s way.
It’s the athletes that need to boycott, not sending diplomats does nothing. No athletes no Olympics I know it’s a lot from them to sacrifice but for humanities sake I pray many do
The “athletes” aren’t going to boycott their own INCOMES. They couldn’t care less about the politics… they’re after the GOLD… and I don’t mean the medals.
Well said.
Paycheck will be deposited to your account
Boycott the whole thing. No athletes either. Literally no one cares if Canadian diplomats don’t attend. I’d be mad if my tax dollars were spent to send politicians to a sporting event.
The west talk about human rights is just like butcher talk about being vegetarian😂
If Canada wasn’t such a 3rd world country. Canada should have done it as soon as the two arbitrarily detained Michaels were back. Pathetic.